Pouches, Ammunition, Basic (Pair)
General Information
Name: Pouches, Ammunition, Basic (Pair) 1.
Country of Origin: Malaysia.
Date of Production: c Mid 1970s.
Manufacturer: Yet to be identified.
Colour: Olive Drab (O.D).
Equipment Family: Yet to be identified.
Number Of compartments: See examples.
Volume Capacity: See examples.
Weight: See examples.
Dimensions (cm): See examples.
Waterproof: No.
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History
The most that can be ascertained at present is that these pouches are likely commercial variants of the Malaysian Army M-1970 Pouches, Ammunition, produced locally in Malaysia during the late 1970s.
Description
At the front edge of the lid is a cotton webbing pull-tab, with an alloy D-ring fitted beneath it. An alloy staple is sewn to the top of the pouch body. The pouch is closed by engaging the pull-tab onto the D-ring and retaining it with the staple.
The rear of the pouch is fitted at the top with an adjustable cotton webbing support strap. This strap attaches to the web suspenders via a metal spring hook, in a similar manner to the US M-1956 Pouch, Small Arms Ammunition, Universal and the Australian Pouch, Ammunition, Large. The strap is adjusted using a metal clamp buckle.
Below the strap are two cotton webbing belt loops, one on each side, allowing the pouch to be securely mounted to the web belt.
Internally, the underside of the lid is reinforced with an additional layer of woven webbing cloth. The front face of the pouch body is also reinforced with a panel of heavy-duty olive drab cotton canvas.
The left-hand pouch features a woven cotton webbing loop with a small hole sewn to the top of the trailing edge. Directly below this is a smaller secondary webbing loop. Used together, these loops retain the issued L1A1 SLR bayonet and sheath carried with the webbing set.
The right-hand pouch is fitted with a small rectangular woven webbing pocket sewn to the trailing edge. This pocket has a small square box-shaped lid secured with a metal twist-lock fastener. It was originally intended to hold an Energa rifle grenade launcher attachment, although it is unlikely that Malaysia used this attachment operationally, so it was most likely used as a small utility pouch.
Examples
Example One (Left)
Both pouches have been modified by removing the support strap and sewing down the webbing belt loops with a sewing awl to tighten them against the back. This reduces the bounce effect caused by large, loose belt loops.
Number Of compartments: One.
Volume Capacity:
main compartment- 2.5L
Weight:
Dimensions (cm):
Main compartment: 23 (H) × 10.5 (W) × 7.5 (D).
Object Number: 2421-480-46101.
Example Two (Right)
This pouch has been modified by removing the support strap and sewing down the webbing belt loops with a sewing awl to tighten them against the back. This reduces the bounce effect caused by large, loose belt loops.
Number Of compartments: Two.
Volume Capacity:
main compartment- 2.5L
Enaga pouch- 250ml.
Weight:
Dimensions (cm):
Main compartment: 23 (H) × 10.5 (W) × 7.5 (D).
Enaga pouch: 14 (H) × 4.5 (W) × 5 (D).
Object Number: 2421-480-46102.
1 Note 1: This is just a generic name, as we have yet to find its actual name.
